南赵对交州虎视眈眈
“Nanzhao has long been eyeing Jiaozhou.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
主持大局
“- and take command, Your Highness. - and take command, Your Highness.”
南赵对交州虎视眈眈
“Nanzhao has long been eyeing Jiaozhou.”
“For the prefect to die under such suspicious circumstances”
“We are on the brink of foreign invasion; any internal chaos will destroy us.”
Chinese political rhetoric frequently uses predatory animal imagery like tigers to depict aggressive bordering rival states.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
eyeing covetously like a tiger watching its prey
A vivid idiomatic expression used to describe enemies or rivals menacingly watching for an opportunity to strike.
casting greedy or threatening eyes upon...
A standard grammatical pattern used to describe predatory intent toward a territory or asset.